He Set the Bar, Now I Live Under It

What was the best compliment you’ve received? Most compliments are garbage. Polite noise people throw out because silence makes them nervous. “Nice job.” “You look good.” Meaningless. Disposable. Then one day someone says, “Hey Eric, you act just like your dad did.” That one doesn’t bounce off.
#compliment #dad #dailyprompt #Dailyprompt1881 #father #icon #legend
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He Set the Bar, Now I Live Under It

What was the best compliment you’ve received? Most compliments are garbage. Polite noise people throw out because silence makes them nervous. “Nice job.” “You look good.” Meaningless. Disposa…

Eric Foltin
Maybe tomorrow is an opportunity to try out that compliment.
#women #compliment #humor #meme #memes

Hey ! C'est la journée mondiale du compliment ! Alors soyez gentils les uns avec les autres, OK, bande de fils de chiens ?
C'est quoi le meilleur compliment qu'on t'ait fait ?

#compliment #gentillesse #trisomie #haters #handiphobie

Hey ! C'est la journée mondiale du compliment ! Alors soyez gentils les uns avec les autres, OK, bande de fils de chiens ?
C'est quoi le pire compliment qu'on t'ait fait ?

#compliment #haters #gentillesse #couilledanslepotage #trans #transphobie

NATIONALE COMPLIMENTENDAG

Het is vandaag nationale complimentendag en wij willen dan ook graag onze vrijwilligers een groot compliment geven voor al hun werk dat ze doen voor ons wijkcentrum! Zonder jullie was er geen bruisend centrum in de wijk Noord-West. Dank jullie wel!

#compliment #complimentendag #vrijwilligers #vrijwilligerswerk #toppers

Hey ! C'est la journée mondiale du compliment ! Alors soyez gentils les uns avec les autres, OK, bande de fils de chiens ?
C'est quoi le compliment le plus bizarre qu'on t'ait fait ?

#compliment #gentillesse #zoo #haters #déshumanisation #lesinsectessontnosamis

Accidental Affirmation in a Cynical World

What’s a compliment you still think about way longer than is reasonable? Here’s the thing about compliments. Most of them are verbal packing peanuts. Noise filler. Courtesy burps. “Nice job.” “Looks good.” “Appreciate you.” Translation: I am socially obligated to emit a sound so this interaction can end. But “Great idea.” That one sticks. That one crawls into your skull, kicks its feet up, and refuses to pay rent. Because 99 percent of the time, it isn’t. Most ideas […]

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/02/10/accidental-affirmation-in-a-cynical-world/

https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/201777576?show_comments=true&view_full_work=false#comment_1085423171
#writing #digimon #original #compliment

Go to the link and someone wrote a compliment. I didn't expect that. My writing is still in alpha stage

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